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May 14, 2022,02:45pm EDT|
Updated May 16, 2022, 04:13am EDT
Topline
Protesters gathered at more than 300 events across the U.S. on Saturday, including in Washington, D.C., New York City and Houston, to demand access to abortion after a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court showed a majority of the court agreeing to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that established the right under federal law to have an abortion.
Activists take part in the Bans Off Our Bodies march for abortion access in Washington, DC on May … [+] 14, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Key Facts
The protests are taking place less than two weeks after Politico leaked a draft opinion by Justice Samuel Alito that states that “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start.”
More than a dozen states have laws in place to almost immediately ban abortion if the court overturns Roe v. Wade, and the majority of the bans also make performing the procedure a felony.
Abortion rights activists rally at the Washington Monument before marching to the US Supreme Court.
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Three protesters hold signs in front of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC.
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Abortion rights activist Erin Connelly, who is 8 months pregnant, holds a sign saying “abortion is … [+] freedom.”
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Abortion rights activists gather at at Bans Off Our Bodies rally at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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An aerial view of protesters gathered in Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, New York.
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Demonstrators march on the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Demonstrators hold a “Don’t Mess With Women” sign outside of City Hall in Houston, Texas.
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A demonstrator holds a sign and an American flag in Houston, Texas.
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Pro-choice supporters rally for reproductive rights at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas.
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Abortion rights demonstrators march into downtown following a rally in Union Park in Chicago, … [+] Illinois.
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A member of the national Planned Parenthood association speaks to hundreds gathered near the … [+] Tennessee State Capital building in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Activists march near the Tennessee State Capital building in Nashville, Tennessee.
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